name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
selective system; system that offers choices
(pine) needle; needle-leaf
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
point of departure; initial point; starting point
otherwise; or else; if not
detour; circumvention; turning movement
bridge (over a road or railway); overpass; flyover; land bridge
to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
to be boiled; to be cooked
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker